Ritalin Abuse
Doctor: Exam week increases Ritalin abuse in college students
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Hitting Rock Bottom
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health ExpertTypically, by the time an adult with ADHD has come to me for help, it's because he has hit rock... Read more »
Older Children Being Diagnosed with ADHD More Frequently
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...difficulties. The abuse of medications, such as Ritalin, may be prompting older children to... Read more »
American Heart Association Recommends Cardiac Screening for Children Taking Stimulants
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health ExpertThe American Heart Association released a statement this week that children with ADHD should be... Read more »
Myth: ADHD Medication is Not Safe
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...careful dosage or timing adjustments. Giving Children Ritalin is like giving them cocaine and... Read more »
ADHD and Sleep Disorders
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...ADHD: MEDICATION - including stimulants including ritalin and adderall, and non-stimulants,... Read more »
Health Guide
Drug abuse and dependence
...dependence (addiction) is compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug abuse is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Treatment
...Furthermore, a major 2003 analysis of six studies suggested that the use of stimulants may protect against drug abuse in ADHD young people.An emerging and serious problem is the sale of stimulants... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications
...that crushing the pills and inhaling them nasally can provide a euphoric state. The primary danger for drug abuse from stimulants appears to occur in non-ADHD young people who purchase these drugs... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Complications
...with ADHD have particular difficulties, and are also at risk for psychologic impairment, depression, drug abuse, and language disorders. The non-ADHD sibling does not have the control a parent... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Risk Factors
...childhood disorder, diagnoses of attention-deficit disorder in adults are on the rise. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) was prescribed for nearly 800,000 adults in the U.S. in 1997, nearly three times... Read more »Images
Medications
...patients, especially if there is a history of alcohol or drug abuse. These patients may be more... Read more »
...patients, especially if there is a history of alcohol or drug abuse. These patients may be more... Read more »
...patients, especially if there is a history of alcohol or drug abuse. These patients may be more... Read more »
Related News
Study: Friends and family contribute to Ritalin abuse
October 03, 2008A new study by the University of Maryland Center for Substance Abuse Research shows that 48 percent of people who abuse Ritalin steal or buy the... Read summary »
Study examines link between ADHD meds, drug abuse
October 03, 2008A second study has shown that taking stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder does not increase a child's risk of abusing... Read summary »
Concerta harder to abuse than Ritalin, study finds
October 02, 2008Concerta may be less likely to be abused than other attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs like Ritalin, a new study confirms. Both... Read summary »
ADHD med cause cocaine-like brain changes: study
February 03, 2009Researchers say healthy mice injected with the ADHD drug Ritalin show changes in the reward centers of the brain that mimic those seen in cocaine... Read summary »
ADHD drugs like Concerta, Ritalin linked to increased ER visits for teens
October 02, 2008Teens who misuse attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs are at greater risk for needing emergency treatment for drug reactions than... Read summary »
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